DEF has started a training programme with 50 rural weavers and artisans on digital skills and employment in four states to enable them to explore and connect with the digital world and to augment their earnings by leveraging digital connectivity. Five groups have done their after-orientation programme and completed all the five modules in June…
To serve the needs of digitally unaware communities, the Digital Financial Inclusion program has started on the literacy aspect through a Learning Management System (LMS) Chatbot that has been particularly designed to address the mission of the program, furthering DEF’s vision of bringing about digital inclusion. The LMS Chatbot so far has brought 19,274 beneficiaries…
This chapter from the book Decentralising Benefits has been written by Syed S Kazi & Mandira Narain The notion of ‘empowerment’ has been understood in varied forms and more often than not contextually evaluated. Understanding within its wider connotation, policy analysts and scholarly debates compounded the idea of empowerment as an expansion of civil, social,…
Digital Empowerment Foundation has been working towards connecting the unconnected and bridging the digital divide for the last 20 years and this endeavour has taken us to over 135 districts of the country across
“Those who don’t have education behind them don’t have anything” said Mushtaq Hussain, a resident of Tinda Mohalla, Dal Lake. Dal Lake has several small islands that are home to nearly 100,000 people;
“What is this?” I asked, looking at a feature phone hanging next to the man sitting in a meat shop. He said “it’s a radio; earlier this was my phone but as you know, lately these phones are of no use, so now it is my radio.”
“There is no Ola or Uber here sir, try to book through Jugnoo” said Naseer, our host in Srinagar. We decided to book a homestay instead of a hotel for our stay because we had gone during the peak of the season and none
Assam has been providing India and the rest of the world with high quality tea for the last 150 years now. Any visitor going to Assam will experience the aroma and savour the unique malty flavour of Assam tea.
Compared to earlier times when the profession and associated skills were passed down within the family, in current times, scenarios being very different, children have to rely on outside resources to understand the path and efforts needed to pursue their ambition. When the right guidance is available at the right time, young adults succeed to…
The active participation seen across India by both genders in the science stream is something that has recently gained momentum. However, the gender ratio in advancing in such a field is still struggling to look promising even on a global scale. The main challenge has been the stigma around science subjects being difficult to grasp.…